Japan's Nikkei rises on demand for futures, a weaker Yen
Japan's Nikkei share average rose on Friday, as a weaker yen underpinned sentiment, while demand for the index futures ahead of the fixing of special quotation prices lifted the benchmark cash index.
ADVERTISEMENT The Nikkei was up 0.47% to 37,730.67 by the midday break and is set to fall 1% for the week.
The broader Topix rose 0.56% to 2,771.81 and is poised to fall 1.6%.
The Nikkei received technical support ahead of the June 13 fixing of special quotation prices, used to set values on index options and futures, said Seiichi Suzuki, chief equity market analyst at Tokai Tokyo Intelligence Laboratory. "Foreigners, who shorted the Nikkei futures, bought them back ahead of the fixing day, which also lifted the Nikkei index," he said. The Nikkei average futures rose 0.59%.
ADVERTISEMENT A weaker yen was also a support for local equities, said Shigetoshi Kamada, general manager at the research department at Tachibana Securities. The yen was last traded down 0.23% at 143.885 per dollar.
ADVERTISEMENT Chip-related heavyweights Tokyo Electron and Advantest rose 1.28% and 0.98%, respectively. Automakers rose, with Honda Motor and Nissan Motor gaining 1.19% and 1.38%, respectively, while Toyota Motor inched up 0.17%.
ADVERTISEMENT Flea market app operator Mercari jumped 5.94% to become the top percentage gainer on the Nikkei, while Oriental Land, the operator of Tokyo Disneyland, rose 2.95%. "When caution persists over the upside of the Nikkei, investors, particularly individuals, tend to look at smaller and domestic-led companies," said Tachibana Securities Kamada.
ADVERTISEMENT Panasonic Holdings, a supplier of batteries for Tesla, lost 3.58% after Tesla shares plunged 14.3%
Shares of ispace were untraded after the moon exploration company said that its uncrewed moon lander likely crashed onto the moon's surface during its lunar touchdown attempt. The stock reached to a limit-low of 744 yen.
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